PORT ANGELES — A free demonstration of the ancient tradition of hula is planned at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center this Wednesday.
Port Angeles resident Barbara Lott will demonstrate the chants and dance of hula from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. upstairs at the center at 328 E. Seventh St.
Ancient Hawaii
“This is as close to ancient Hawaii as you can get without leaving town,” Lott said.
“It’s not hula dance as seen in Waikiki.”
Lott promises to take her audience “on a journey to old Hawaii with chants and dances of gods and chiefs, the natural elements and even volcano goddess Pele, woven together by a narrative giving a deeper understanding of the traditions of ancient hula.”
Studied in Oahu
A dancer, chanter and teacher of traditional hula, Lott studied hula on the island of Oahu with several teachers, including the late Lani Kalama of Kailua, who was one of Hawaii’s foremost chanters and keepers of traditional dances.
